April
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As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man – Matthew 24:37 It’s interesting to think about what the second coming of Christ might be like. Some people believe it will be a time of great change and transformation. But Jesus gives us an…
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Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. – Matthew 5:7 Matthew captures one of the most profound sermons Jesus gave while on earth. Christian scholars and believers like to call it the beatitudes of Jesus Christ. In this sermon, our master touched on several keys of the kingdom. Mercy, forgiveness, peace, humility…
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Therefore He says “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” – James 4:6 Yesterday we learned about Hannah and her childbirth woes. Today, we will turn our focus on her husband’s second wife, Peninnah, who taunted Hannah year after year over her lack of children. Not much is said about her in…
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As she kept on praying to the LORD, Eli observed her mouth. Hannah was praying in her heart, and her lips were moving but her voice was not heard. – 1 Samuel 1:12-13 Our first glimpse of Hannah depicts a troubled woman who was constantly taunted by her husband’s second wife, Peninnah. We learn from…
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Jeremiah wailed over a dying and perishing nation, a nation that had been conquered by the Babylonians and taken into captivity.
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“Those who went off with heavy hearts will come home laughing, with armloads of blessing.” – Psalm 126:6 Everybody has experienced heartbreak due to a death in the family, an unfavorable medical report, or mistreatment at work. Sometimes it seems like the ache will never go away.However, our scripture for today promises that even in…
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Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity – 1 Timothy 4:12 Timothy was Paul’s companion in many of his journeyings. The Apostle, having formed a high opinion in the young man, arranged that…
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Then Moses said, “If you don’t personally go with us, don’t make us leave this place. How will anyone know that you look favorably on me—on me and on your people—if you don’t go with us? For your presence among us sets your people and me apart from all other people on the earth.” –…
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Humility has always been the hallmark of Christ and a true trait of all who follow Him. To drum home how crucial humility is, He preached it severally during His ministry on earth. The most notable one is found in Matthew 20, where He tells us that “whoever desires to be great must first be…
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